• 6 Aug 2020
• Diggers Reporter

Integrity committees key to corruption prevention - ACC

THE Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) says the establishment of Integrity Committees in both public and private institutions is key in promoting a culture of accountability, transparency and good governance in service delivery. And Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga says government is resolved to entrench a culture of honesty, integrity, transparency...

• 6 Aug 2020
• Julia Malunga

Lungu’s eligibility a dead issue, insists Makebi

EASTERN Province Minister Makebi Zulu says Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu is being misled on the issue of President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility because it was rightly interpreted by the courts of law. On Sunday, Archbishop Mpundu said the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) risked not having a presidential candidate in next year’s election because President Lungu was not...

• 6 Aug 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Western Water failed to account for K1.4m revenue from 5 districts

THE Auditor General has revealed that Western Water and Sewerage Company failed to account for K1,403,820 revenue that was collected in five districts. And the Auditor General also revealed that the utility owed the Zambia Revenue Authority and Workers Compensation Fund Control Board K8,635,791 in unpaid statutory obligations and penalties to the National Pension Scheme...

• 6 Aug 2020
• Julia Malunga

Lungu insensitive to people's well-being, if Covid escalates, blame him – Nkombo

MAZABUKA Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo says it is the highest level of irresponsibility for President Edgar Lungu to allow a multitude of PF cadres to witness the commissioning of an "outdated bridge". On Tuesday, President Lungu’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe said it was impossible to stop people...

• 6 Aug 2020
• Natasha Sakala

SADC displeased with UN move to reconfigure Force Intervention Brigade

THE Southern AfricanDevelopment Community (SADC) Organ Troika Summit plus Force Intervention Brigade Troop Contributing Countries (FIB – TCCs) and the DRC have expressed concern over the unilateral decision by the United Nations to reconfigure the Force Intervention Brigade contrary to SADC position. According to a communique issued at the State House in Zimbabwe, Wednesday, the...

• 6 Aug 2020
• Julia Malunga

Auditor General explains flaws at ECZ with potential for exam leakages

THE Auditor General’s Report has revealed that an officer had unrestricted access to both the production and development environments, which would have exposed the officer to make unauthorised changes to the system that would not be possible to trace. And the Auditor General has also revealed that the Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) paid K90,000...

• 6 Aug 2020
• Diggers Editor

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